OBJECTIVES
Advances in perinatal medicine increased survival after very preterm birth in all countries, but comparative population-based data on these births are not readily available. This analysis… (More)
OBJECTIVE
The incidence of sensorineural hearing loss is between 1 and 3 per 1000 in healthy neonates and 2-4 per 100 in high-risk children. Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) represent… (More)
BACKGROUND
The aims of our study were analysis of the occurrence of infections by members of the Enterobacteriaceae family in 6 Polish neonatal intensive care units in 2009, their drug resistance,… (More)
BACKGROUND
Available therapeutic surfactants are either animal-derived or non-protein-containing synthetic products. Animal-derived surfactants contain variable amounts of surfactant apoproteins,… (More)
BACKGROUND
A considerable local variability in the rate of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has been recorded previously.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the present study were to describe regional… (More)
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of…
2005
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to measure pulmonary mechanics in infants with respiratory distress syndrome before extubation and to correlate pulmonary function values with successful… (More)
BACKGROUND
Late-Onset Bloodstream Infections (LO-BSI) continue to be one of the most important complications associated with hospitalization of infants born with very low birth weight (VLBW). The… (More)
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and…
2008
OBJECTIVE
To study the impact of terminations of pregnancy (TOP) on very preterm mortality in Europe.
DESIGN
European prospective population-based cohort study.
SETTING
Ten regions from nine… (More)
UNLABELLED
This review documents the evolution of surfactant therapy, beginning with observations of surfactant deficiency in respiratory distress syndrome, the basis of exogenous surfactant… (More)
BACKGROUND
Perinatal asphyxia constitutes a significant problem influencing neonatal mortality and morbidity.
OBJECTIVES
The aim of the present work was to provide evidence of the usefulness of… (More)